Premium Assistance Programs: Do They Work for Low-Income Families?
Author:Joan Alker U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions – Testimony Document March 15, 2007
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Florida’s Medicaid Reform
Authors: Joan Alker and Jack Hoadley Duval County Medical Society Forum — Presentation Document February 2007
Children’s Health in the Balance: What’s At Stake for Children in the Congressional Budget Debate over Medicaid
This issue brief compares the House of Representatives and Senate versions of the fiscal year 2006 budget bill. Both versions limit federal health care spending, but in very different ways that would have profound consequences for children. The implications of these budget proposals are discussed in detail. President Bush signed into law a final fiscal […]
Premium Assistance Programs: How are They Financed and Do States Save Money
Premium assistance programs use federal and state Medicaid and/or SCHIP funds to subsidize the purchase of private health insurance. This issue brief examines premium assistance programs implemented in five states to determine how they are financed, their eligibility, benefit, and cost-sharing requirements, their methods for determining cost-effectiveness, and cost savings.
Florida’s Medicaid Budget: Why Are Costs Going Up?
This issue brief examines Medicaid costs in Florida, exploring why costs have risen over the period of 2000-01 to 2004-05, how increases in Medicaid costs compare to increases in health care costs generally, and how Medicaid restructuring might impact these dynamics.
Medicaid and Block Grant Financing Compared
President Bush’s fiscal year 2004 budget proposes replacing Medicaid’s matching payment system with capped allotments or block grants. The proposal raises issues about the future of Medicaid and the differences between a block grant, in which federal funding is capped, and an entitlement, in which federal funding is provided on an as-needed basis. This issue […]